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The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) mourns the loss of Portuguese plasma physicist Professor Nuno Loureiro from MIT, who died on 16 December as a result of a violent crime. more

On 12–13 January 2026, the 7^th Forum Fusion will bring together leading figures from research, the start-up scene, industry, the Federal Ministry of Research and the European Commission. The event will be hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garching near Munich. more

On 10 December 2015, the nuclear fusion facility at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald generated its first plasma. Since then, the world's most powerful stellarator-type experiment has broken several records – and now forms the basis for power plant plans by several start-up companies. more

Dr. Michael Griener has been leading the new junior research group for experimental validation of physics-based plasma boundary models at IPP since 2025. Here he explains his research. more

The new issue focuses on the successful completion of the conversion of the Garching Tokamak and its new experimental capabilities.

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In the project “HTS4Fusion”, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) is working with partners to advance magnet technologies for stellarators – which could enable more compact and efficient fusion power plants. more

The Max Planck Society (MPG) honors the two IPP physicists for their outstanding doctoral theses. more